Traction-engine



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TBGT0N BNGINBl NOl 266,698. 1 atented 00tl 31, 1882.

UNITE STAES AfENT FBANK E. LANDIS, oE fvYNSBooUG, FBNNSYLVANIA.

TRAcTloN-ENGINE.

S,EoEoToN fornin aTt of Iette1rs 1 atent 1To. 266,698, dated ootober 31, 1882.

Be it knOWn thot I, EBANK E. IJANDIS, o oitizen of the Tnited StatoS of Inerioa, reSiding of vVayneSborongh, in the oonnty of rank ]in ond Stote of Penosylvania 1ve invenfed oertain new and uSefo1 ImpfoveD1entS in Traction-]DgineS; and I do hereby deoIoro tho fol- 1owihg to be afu11, ole3r, ond eXoot deSoription of tbe invention, Snoh aS WiH enable otherS Skied in the art fo v1]ioh it oppertinS to nloke and oSe the Sanle, Teferenoe being hod fo the oooonponying drWings, and to lettorS of fignreS of referenoe norked thefeon, Which forn1 a parf of thiS Speoiotion, ond in whioh Eigure 1 iS on end vieW of 3J trootion-engine, partlyin Seotion, With the body and )inionS of the oompenStiongear.TeInved. 1fig. 2 is an enlorged Side elevation, porf]y in seotioI, of the Spring and aXlobearing. ig. 3 iS on e11- larged fonf vieW of the Slotted bearing for fhe driving gear-WheeL ig. 4 iS an enlarged vef tioal Seotion of the oo1penSation-gear, ShOWing tho bo of the gear5n plaoe ond ifS orms oon 11eoted to tho driving-riDg. I ig. 5 iS on en larged top viev of the aXle-bearing, taken on the line of ig. 1. Eig. 6 is an enlorged veTtioal oroSS-Seotion of the ooo]pensation-geor. ig. 7 Shows an eod view of the engiUe With the ooIIpensation-geaf ovef the oXle and neor the top of the TeboX.

1Iy invention felateS to traotion-engines ond if oonBiStS i11 fbe oonStruofion nd operofion of 1)ortS, aS WiH be hereinofte n1ore fuHy Sef f'oft11.

In ordef to eI13ble ofhefS SkiHed in the ort fo Whioh no invention appertoins to Tnake the Sone, I WiH nOW prooeed to deSoribo itS oon Stfuotion and operotion.

TepreSents the Stean1-generator, B and the driving-WheolS, 1) the axle, ond the shaff Teoeiving InofioI1 fron1 the troin of georing he Shaft I iS Seated in beringS of and o of StandardS(}ondG. 4ShortdiStanoebeIoWthe beaTings these StondordS are divided into tWo desoendin le s, as shown iD i 2 of the draWings, that Sffaddlo the aX]e and itS heofing, and are bolted or otherWiSe SeouTed to Side baTS,J J, and book )1LteS,}, Tvhioh aro in torn bolted oI' riveted to the ploteS of the gen efotof, unleSS they forn1 o paff of the enginoframe. v

bovo the Sido ploteS of barS, J J, and bo tWeen the legS of the Stondards (r(,tWo boor ingS, IJ ond IJ, oro ploood, one on oooh sido of tho Inoohine, reSting on the oxle 1) ond ogoinSf the i!JSide of the egS, Whore they Inoy be oon fined to o trne verfio] Inoven1onf by HangeS, tonguo ond groove, or ony othor Snitablo ooU- Sfrootion of the booringSnd logS. he Weighf of the oftor )orf of tho engine iS SuSpendod from theso booringS b nleanS of rodS seored to the beoringS oud )oSSing down on either sido of tho oxle through the enginoffome, ooplote, Hnd bottom late, aS Shown in I i S. 1 ond 2 of the drowings. In the Seotiono1 view of theSe beoringS (Shown in I ig. 2 of the drowings) 1V re resentS theloweT )ote, reSting Upon the projeoting ogeS of the headS of tho rodS (Z ond o, and reoeSSed to forn o Seof for the Spring tht roStS upon thiS p]ofe and SuS tainS the oop-plote Whioh is reoeSSed to fo oeive the SpTing and 1)erforote(l by tWo holes to feoeive the fodS Z ond o, npon vhioh tho ploto haS o f reo verfioaI n1ove]ent. ThiS )lote is provided Wifh two ongeS, ond npon itS nppef Side, Within Whioh thoo port of the engine-ffome imInediotoly boneth the oXle booring reStS. ho rods of and e )aSS oo o Word from the plato 0, thfongh oponingS i the froIno betWeen thelegS oftho Standord, ond thTough the beariDg to tho top, Whore the proper a(juStnenf iS n1ado, ond thoy ofo held Seourely by n]oonS of nutS on the threoded ondS of fhe rodS, or by ony otber suitoblo IneanS, SnSponding the Weight of the offor part of tho engine, tho firobox ond the georing from tho aX1e-beri n gS.

he aXle I) iS ronnd, ond revolveS in tho oXle-boaTingS ol1(1 hnb of tho Wheel 0 buf iS Seonred to tho Whee1 B by IneonS of o 1)iI, Z, paSSiDg throngh the hnb ond the end of tho oxle, of if n]oy bo Seonred by o key. Tho Wheol iS held on the aXlo by Enoons of o oap, f, Tvith doSoHongeS poSSing over the ond of the hub, o11(1 o 1)in, f, poSSing through the oop and tho axle. ho oXle iS providod vvith tWo oiroulaf flangeS, Zc ond Z,thof forIn the inHer beRTingS for tho oXle-booringS I ond J.

I11juXtapoSifion to the axle-bearing I, opon tho oxlo iS 1)looed the beafing Upon Whioh tho driving gear-Wheel tornS, Whioh iS oonStrnofed With a Slof, of, of Snffioient Width to )ern1if the aXle 1) to oss tbrough if, ond

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long enongh to permif the fequifed osoillation of the befing 1? dufing the vibfaJtionS of tho s )fin gS. hiS beofing is Seoofed to the Stand afd (r of engine-ffa[no by ony soitoblo 1eanS, Sooh aS the )]aJto Z, (shown in I ig. 5 of the dfaWings,) and iS pfovided vvith fonge and plate o, befWeen Whioh fhe dfiviog geof-Whee1 Q iS held ond fevolveS ffeoly opon the faJoo of the beofing. he dfiving,vgeaf-vvheel Q engogeS vvith pinion 1, tht iS keyed to and fe oeives powef ffon1 the Shaft1, and is att2Johed to the oonnootin -fing S b ofog-links o, sd oonneoting-fingS S hoing in tofn attaohed to the rojeotin armS of the bod iece of of aJ ooI1 )enStiongeaf by dfogJinkS ho bodyTof the oon1pensotion-geaf fevolveB upon tho hob 8 of anged diSk, U, that iS keyed to the aXle D by aJ feathef, f, and iS sef up oloSe to tho beafing and ffithin the oonneof ing-fings S. he ange of tho diSk U iS pfovided fvith internol goaf-teeth fof efgage Inonf fvith tho pinionS o ond fo, Seoted in the bod f, and thiS oan e eXtends inWard to the Sioe of the pfoieoting ofmS o. on the oppo- Site Side of tho body a, SimHaf disk, v, With n intefDaH -toothed flonge, extending in- Wafd fo the annS o, iS plooed on tho aXlo]), n t0 the end of the hub of the diSk U, en bfaoing I)ft of the body he teeth of tho finge engage with the pinionS ond thot afe Seoted Within the body ho diSk v fofmS tbe inside of the hob the plato W fofIning the outSide. heso plates of diskS v ad W InHy be of ony Suitable fof[n aod uited in any Snitablo lnannef fof feoeiving the Spokes of the Wheel of they II1o be oast in one pieoo of noetal fvith the hob, of oonStfooted sepafately and onitod to the hub; of they my be oonStruoted in ny ofhef Suitablo Innnef, the hub l)fo )ef not boing a poft of o] pfeSenf iovention. A thin Sheot of band of Inetal, !f, iS ottaohod to tho afmSo of tho body T, ond eXtendS aofoSS the open Spaco betWeen tho fvo oongeS and and is fof the ufpoSe of exoInding doSf ffofn the oofnpensotion-geof.

Tho oovitieSiI1tho body f, Within Whiob the )inionS o and on one Side and ond on tho othof ofe seafed, Hfe of bof little gfeatef diamefef than the pinion, ond theif Sides form the beofing-Soffoe fof ohe pinions. TheSe oaJvitieS afe )fojeofe(1 in vvafd ffoIn oppoSite SideS of the bodyone of mofe on eooh Sidethe depth ofthe oovity being the length of the )inion.

O oSite oavitieS, os and o and ond U, so ovefseen tht the outef end of the inion Ineshes With tho intefnol teoth of the ongo ond the innef ond pfoiootS into tho oavity and 111eSheS fvitf1.the teeth of the inflef end of the pinion o, vvhioh in tufn fneShes vvith tho teeth of the flange ]3y thiS oonStfootion and affange- 111ent, WheD both of the angeS ond ff fevolvo in the Safne difeotion theif tendenoy iS to fo quifo tho pinions IneShing vvith eaoh ofhef to fovolve vifhin theif boofiogS in like difeotion but theso pinionS,inteffneshing at thoif innef endS, 1ook eaoh othef and thoif ngeS, fof in teffneshing pinionS n1oSt fevolvo if1 opposito difeotionS of fefnain Stationofy vith fegfd to eooh othef. r

In thiS device the motive pOWef iS a hed to the pfojeoting afm of the bodyr, alnd it Will be femenJbefod thaf the pinionS afe Seated vfithin thiS body, and that the WheelS fevolve Sepafotely, eaoh being figidly oonneoted to one of the diSks Wifh Whioh tho )inionS- n1eSh. Now, When owef is a Hed thron h the afn1S to tho body tho infeffneShed pinioDS ofe oaffied ofoond and toke the ongaged diSks fvith thoIn onfil one of tho wheelS meets vith a gfetef obStfuofion than the othof, aS in tho oaSe of [nakiDg J Shaf tofn, in fvhioh oaSo tho innef whoel iS bound ond beld. This fefains the diSk Seoofed to thot vhee1, and tho body T, continnin ifS notion, oorries fofvafd the iion nleShing vvith thofetoined diSk, vvbioh giveS thiS pinion aJ baokwafd fevolotion, Whioh tefminoteS the look ond pefmits the othef intefneShing )inion to take o fofWofo fevolufion ond tfanSmiotho I1otive povvef to the outef WheoL ThiS tefLninateS oS Soon aS the fesiSt- 3Jnoo to both dfiving-Wheels beoomeS IlnifofII1. he aotion of both SefS of pinionS in tho body iS the some, oIthoogh fof the pufpoSe of 4 desofiption I hove fefeffed to bnt one sef.

Iving thoS do ofibed oly invention, 1 olaim aS new and desire fo seoofe by 1ettefs l atent 1. heoofnbinaJfioU of the dfiving geaf-Wheel Q, tho bod of oompensotion-geaf, and n1oanS fof oonneoting theo1 vfith the toothed diSkS, ond )inionS oonneotingfoS eotivoIy the aXfe and the dfiving-Whee, SubstonfiaHy as ShoWn and desoribed.

2. he bod T, havin rojecfin fmS and Sheef of fnetal f, in oon1bintion With thediSks tT aJnd SubStofiaHy aS ShoWn and deSofibed.

3. The body )fovided vvitfL pfojeoting afmS Z, in combinotion With oonneotingfing and any SuitobIe Ineans fof oonUeoting them, SubStonfiaHy as Showo and deSofibed.

The body ff of a oonpeDSation ef, pfovided vvith ofnS, fS Z, I)fojeoting ffon1 its I)e fiphefy fof oonneofioU vvith the motivo poWef, SubSfontiHy as Shovvn and (lesofibed.

5. he combination of the axle hub Z, fevolving upon Said Xle, haJving nged intefnHy-tootheddiSk, vvith thediSk IT, keyed to tho Shaff1), and body fevolving upon the hnb, and pioionS o and SnbStantiaHy aS Showo and desofibed.

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